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BATTLES: GRIPPO X HEMMINGS / FIVE GRAPPLING SUPERFIGHT.
It's a new world, and if you're not progressing, your retrogressing. If you're wondering if we have a thesaurus, we do. And, we're not afraid to use it.Years ago, I blatantly assaulted the DLR guard...
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EDITH GARRUD, KICKING ASS AND THROWING DUDES.
Today we continue with our theme of lesser known grappling gods. In fact, today we will talk about a female, a group of females to be exact, that scared the mustaches off of most men at the turn of the...
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LEARNING FROM BRAULIO, AT MARCELO'S. HEY, LOOK, IT'S BERNARDO.
Three World Champion Jiu Jitsu fighters walk into a bar ... actually, more like a BJJ academy ... that one of them owns ... and, they make a nice train. This isn't a joke. It's real life. Most of us...
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OVER, UNDER AND FINISH - TYING UP YOUR OPPONENT FOR LEGLOCKS.
Leg locks are still one of the most underutilized aspects of submission grappling in MMA. Why? The same reason many BJJ gyms avoid teaching them - Cause they are f&*king scary. But like anything...
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SO, YOU PLAY YOUR JIU JITSU LIKE CHESS, HUH?
I played chess recently against a 13 year old and, let me tell you, it's not that much like Jiu Jitsu for me. Sure, your moves are all interrelated and you have to think and be intuitive at the same...
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BE THE KEYMAKER AND UNLOCK THE LOCKDOWN - JUDO STYLE.
Lately, there seems to be unrest around the globe, we have riots throughout the world including those in the BJJ motherland. Some marketing moron thought it would be good idea to photograph Justin...
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THE IRON SHEIK IS STILL A MYTHIC "REAL" WRESTLER TO US.
If you're like 15 years old, then you're not going to understand what I'm talking about, But way back when your mommy and daddy where kids, the World Wrestling Federation was fu*king cool. As a...
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GI REVIEWS, DSTRYR/SG STYLE. THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING GI VS. THE...
Get it? Because Ezekiel is the name of a prophet from the Bible. Here, he is shown hanging out with alien time travelers. We're DSTRYR/SG. We don't follow no rules and we definitely don't review gis...
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WRASSLIN' THE BALINESE WAY (THAT MEANS IN THE MUD.)
Indonesia may be the last place you think about when someone mentions wrestling, but in fact it's a place where several styles have existed for hundreds and possibly thousands of years. Some of you may...
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YOUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED - JIUJITSU PRIEST IS NOW IN MERICAN.
We have long been fans of JiuJitsu Priest and his Youtube channel. Hosts Kinya Hashimoto and V.V. Mei give us the latest in grappling news from Japan and Asia and we are celebrating JJP's latest...
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STOP FAILING AT SINGLE LEGS AND TRANSITION TO THE JUDO THROW.
Actually, you still failed at the single ... technically.Yeah. Do that. It's easy.Maybe it's not so easy, but it's definitely doable, and today you're going to learn it. It's a fact that BJJ...
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VICTOR ESTIMA ON SUCCESS IN LIFE. FROM STUART COOPER FILMS.
Man, it's so hard for me to joke about a film that is so elegant and smart. Crap. Which pretty much means I have very little to say. Our collaboration with Stuart Cooper has been more fruitful than...
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YOUR SAMBO TOMOE NAGE IS CONNECTED TO THE JUJI GATAME.
If you've neglected to notice we love covering techniques that sometimes don't get used as frequently as we think they should. One huge deficiency in BJJ, that we have spoken about before, is the lack...
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TAKE FIVE FOR 5 GRAPPLING.
We get that you just like to hear us talk ad nauseum. But, sometimes, it's best for us to simply feed you the ol' meat n' potatoes and move on. It's better for the both of us. You get your daily...
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AIN'T NO Z IN PROKOPOS - DENNY'S GUIDE TO THE Z-GUARD.
Denny Prokopos is a name that should be well known in competition grappling. The little talked about BJJ practitioner is 10th Planet's first and youngest Black Belt. Unless your a hardcore grappling...
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GRAPPLERS FOAM ROLLIN' ... FOR BETTER JIU JITSU HEALTH.
It's all in the hips they say. It's the hips that give you that mobility, that smoothness of movement. You're not gonna dance the Cha Cha for crap without loose and mobile hips.But, we're talkin' BJJ...
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STAND AND PASS THE GLOBETROTTER WAY.
We all know that globetrotters are dudes who plays basketball exceptionally well and use hijinks and mischief to beat other, unsuspecting basketball teams. It's what they do. They also spin...
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DAVI RAMOS GOES NORTH SOUTH ON US.
Davi Ramos is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Master Cesar Guimaraes (of Carlson Gracie Lineage)from the Top Brother academy. Just a few years ago Davi migrated state side and joined the...
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LISTEN TO ROBSON MOURA AND STOP SUCKING AT TOURNAMENTS.
Sure. Everyone will tell you that it's not about winning tournaments that matters. It's getting out there and competing. It's the act of putting your skills to the test that really helps "up" your...
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KNEE CUTTER - THE OTHER GUARD REPELLENT.
Throughout my years of training I have realized what separates higher belts from the "common folk." The difference is not only a wide knowledge base and thousands of hours of mat time, but the ability...
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